MILK ZONED FROM TODAY

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 108, 1 February 1943, Page 3

MILK ZONED FROM TODAY

Wellington Scheme VOLUNTARY BASIS AT FIRST An announcement that milk zouiug would be brought into operation in Wellington, beginning today, was maim bv the North Island Transport Zoning Ollicer, .Mr. 11. M. Christie, on baturdav. Milk vendors, he said, hud already been given the lists of customers they are to supply and they imii, he understood, been in touch with householders in the areas allotted them. , ~ Mr. Christie said the scheme would be on a voluntary basis at. the so that any anomalies and slight ditnculties could be adjusted early. Zoning uao been introduced already in almost every town in New Zealand, and, generally speaking, the scheme was working satisfactorily. In spite of the fact that people had been asked to accept milk they had not previously been purchasing they apparently recognized the need lor the zoning scheme and had accepted the change in the right spirit. ’ ,:„„„i; c ., “All the zoning schemes and rationalisation of transport generally are merely emergency measures,” said Mr. uunstie, “and have been introduced for the purpose of conserving tyres, petrol and manpower. It is hardly necessary to remind people of the very serious shipping losses due to enemy action. The less we use of everything that has to be brought heie by ships, the less risk there is for the merchant seamen and the naval personnel who have to protect them. “It is surprising that there aie still individuals who complain about the interference with what they term their rights, considering that men are required in many cases to sacrifice their businesses and go overseas. It should be recognized. by everyone that we are extremely fortunate in New Zealand in having to give up so f ° M^ChSffi’that the Wellington scheme would be gazetted as soon as it had proved satisfactory, and conditions would be enforced. While no obstruction was expected, it was well for people to remember that severe penalties were provided for breaches of the regulation. Ihe Government required that w . l ’ ere h J’ 1 ! u, I teU b ' ized milk was obtainable it should be made available to the public, and as the Wellington city milk department supplied over 13,000 gallons a day it would be impracticable to arrange for the delueiy of this quantity by the milk vendors. It was considered that as this supply and delivery are well organized it should not be interfered with.